Unit Study on Alaska. I teach multiple ages, so all activities and
books are not on the same grade level. Modify as needed for the ages
you are teaching.
Beginning Activities:
Color the Alaskan flag.
Locate Alaska on a map.
Discuss the North Pole and Northern Lights.
Study facts of Alaska - 49th state, largest state, home to 17 of the
highest mountains in the U.S., only state where polar bears live in
the wild.
Science:
Study the caribou, moose, walrus, seal, and polar bears.
Have child write animal report on selected animals (unique characteristics,
habitat, awake in day or night, what it eats etc.)
Also have them draw a picture of the animal.
Study the flower forget-me-not. This is the state flower of Alaska.
Color or draw a picture of this flower.
History:
Study about the Klondike Gold Rush.
Geography:
Study the following: glaciers, icebergs, tundra, Point Barrow, Mt. McKinley.
Malaspira Glacier is located in Alaska and is North America's largest
glacier.
Have your child write a geography report on the above terms - what is
the definition, draw a picture etc.
Math:
After reading If You Give a Moose a Muffin, play a math game.
Make construction paper muffins and do math games with them. Say, if
I give a moose 5 muffins and he eats two, how many are left? and other
equations.
Writing Activity:
Have your child write a story about competing in a dog race. Have your
child write about an adventure that takes place in the Alaskan Wilderness.
Activities:
Pan for gold. Fill a sandbox, plastic swimming pool etc. with sand.
Bury pennies in the sand. Take a tin pie plate, punch holes in the middle
of the pie plate, the children sift the sand through the pie plate and
the pennies are caught in the plate.
After reading If You Give a Moose a Muffin, bake muffins.
Watch the movie Balto.
Bake a traditional Alaskan meal.
Resource Sites - Links sent in by Jennifer C.
Northern
Lights
Arctic
Guide Book (pdf)
Polar
Bear Web Cam - click on polar bear web cam
Alaska
Oil
Alaska
Crossword Puzzle (pdf)
Alaska
Oil Word Search (pdf)
Gold
Rush
Disclaimer: All links
are for informational purposes only - a link to a web site does not imply
agreement with or endorsement of that site. Because of the changing nature
of the internet, always preview a site before viewing it with your children.
